---
title: "Getting Started with Agents"
description: "Quick start guide for running AI workflows in Mission Control"
sidebarTitle: "Getting Started"
---

<Card title="🚀 Quick Start with Mission Control" icon="rocket">
  Mission Control is your web interface for running and managing AI agents. Get started in minutes with pre-built workflows for security scanning, GitHub management, analytics insights, and more.
</Card>

<Info>
  Mission Control is in beta. Please share any feedback with us in [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/continuedev/continue/discussions/8051).
</Info>

Use Mission Control to kick off agents for:
- **Bug fixes & code quality** - Address nitpicks and technical debt
- **Feature development** - Build boilerplate-heavy features  
- **Security & compliance** - [Automated vulnerability scanning](../guides/snyk-mcp-continue-cookbook)
- **Investigation & analysis** - Research issues to kickstart your work
- **Custom workflows** - Run repeatable tasks with your own rules and prompts

## Quick Start

<Steps>
  <Step title="Access Mission Control">
    Go to [hub.continue.dev/agents](https://hub.continue.dev/agents) and connect with your GitHub account.
    
    ![Mission Control Setup](/images/hub/workflows/images/workflows-setup.png)
  </Step>
  
  <Step title="Choose an Agent">
    Select from pre-configured agents or create your own:
    
    <CardGroup cols={2}>
      <Card title="Security Scanner" icon="shield-check">
        `continuedev/snyk-continuous-ai-agent`
        Finds vulnerabilities and creates fix PRs
      </Card>
      
      <Card title="GitHub Manager" icon="github">
        `continuedev/github-project-manager-agent`  
        Triages issues and manages workflows
      </Card>
    </CardGroup>
  </Step>
  
  <Step title="Run Your First Agent">
    Enter a prompt and watch your agent work:
    
    ```
    "Fix the TypeError in api/users.ts and open a PR with tests"
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  **New to agents?** Check out our [pre-configured agents](/hub/agents/overview#pre-configured-agents) to test out a workflow immediately.
</Info>

## Try an Agent First: Your 60-Second Challenge

Before creating your own agent, let's see one in action! The fastest way to experience the power of Continue agents is with our demo repository.

![Agent Mission Control](/images/hub/assets/images/agent-mission-control.gif)

### See an Agent Create a Pull Request in Under 60 Seconds

<Steps>
  <Step title="🍴 Fork Our Demo Repository">
    Get a safe sandbox to experiment with:
    
    **Option 1: GitHub Web Interface**
    Visit [github.com/continuedev/demo-project](https://github.com/continuedev/demo-project) and click **Fork**
    
    **Option 2: GitHub CLI**
    ```bash
    gh repo fork continuedev/demo-project
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="🎯 Access Mission Control">
    Go to [hub.continue.dev/agents](https://hub.continue.dev/agents) and:
    - **Connect GitHub** and authorize Continue when prompted
    - This gives agents access to create PRs in your repositories
  </Step>

  <Step title="🚀 Run Your First Agent">
    **Target your forked demo repo** and try one of these commands:
    
    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="Add New Feature">
        ```
        Create a new function that calculates fibonacci numbers.
        ```
      </Tab>
      
      <Tab title="Fix Existing Bug">
        ```
        Fix the TypeError in api/users.ts
        ```
      </Tab>
      
      <Tab title="Add Documentation">
        ```
        Add comprehensive README documentation with setup instructions.
        ```
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>
  </Step>

  <Step title="✨ Watch the Magic">
    **Result:** A fully-formed Pull Request opens in your demo repo with:
    - Complete implementation or fix
    - Proper commit messages
    - Detailed PR description
    - Ready for review and merge
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  **Why Use the Demo Repo?**
  - **Safe testing environment** - No risk to your production code
  - **Pre-configured issues** - Common bugs and features to practice with
  - **Immediate results** - See agents in action without setup complexity
  - **Learn by example** - Study the generated code and PR descriptions
</Info>

<Tip>
  Once you see how agents work with the demo repo, you'll understand exactly how to create and customize your own for real projects!
</Tip>

## Example Workflow Tasks

Here are some example tasks you can try with your agents:

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Bug Fixes & Code Quality">
    
    - "Fix the TypeError in api/users.ts where the user object might be undefined"
    - "Add null checks to all database query results in the services/ directory"
    - "Fix all ESLint warnings in the components folder and open a PR"
    - "Update deprecated React lifecycle methods to hooks in legacy components"
    
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Feature Development">
    
    - "Create a new REST endpoint for user profile updates with validation and error handling"
    - "Add pagination to the products list page with previous/next buttons"
    - "Implement dark mode toggle using Tailwind CSS classes across all pages"
    - "Add unit tests for the authentication service using Jest"
    
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Security & Compliance">
    
    - "Run a complete security scan and create GitHub issues for critical vulnerabilities"
    - "Scan the codebase for hardcoded API keys and move them to environment variables"
    - "Add input sanitization to all user-facing form fields"
    - "Update npm packages with security vulnerabilities and test compatibility"
    
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Documentation & Boilerplate">
    
    - "Add JSDoc comments to all exported functions in the utils/ directory"
    - "Create a README.md for the new payment-processing module with setup instructions"
    - "Generate TypeScript interfaces for all API response schemas"
    - "Add error handling boilerplate to all async functions missing try-catch blocks"
    
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Investigation & Analysis">
    
    - "Investigate why the login API is returning 500 errors intermittently and suggest fixes"
    - "Analyze the performance bottleneck in the data processing pipeline"
    - "Review the database schema for the orders table and suggest optimizations"
    - "Find all TODO comments related to authentication and create a summary"
    
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Refactoring">
    
    - "Extract the repeated validation logic in controllers into a shared utility function"
    - "Convert all class components in src/legacy to functional components with hooks"
    - "Rename all instances of 'userId' to 'accountId' across the codebase"
    - "Split the 500-line UserService.ts into smaller, single-responsibility services"
    
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Ways to Run Agents

Choose the method that fits your workflow:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="🌐 Mission Control">
    **Web interface for interactive use**
    
    Perfect for:
    - Exploring agent capabilities
    - Reviewing outputs before action
    - Team collaboration
    - One-time tasks
    
    Access at [hub.continue.dev/agents](https://hub.continue.dev/agents)
  </Tab>
  
  <Tab title="💻 CLI (TUI Mode)">
    **Terminal interface for development**
    
    ```bash
    cn --agent continuedev/github-project-manager-agent
    ```
    
    Perfect for:
    - Local development workflows
    - Testing agent behavior
    - Interactive debugging
    - Quick iterations
  </Tab>
  
  <Tab title="🤖 Headless Mode">
    **Automated execution for CI/CD**
    
    ```bash
    cn --agent continuedev/snyk-continuous-ai-agent -p "Run security scan" --auto
    ```
    
    Perfect for:
    - Scheduled workflows
    - CI/CD integration
    - Webhook triggers
    - Background processing
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Best Practices for Success

The practice of using agents (Continuous AI) requires thoughtful setup of guardrails and habits:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Start Small" icon="seedling">
    Begin with tasks you're confident Continue can handle, like fixing known bugs with simple solutions.
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Practice Locally" icon="terminal">
    Test with [Continue CLI](../guides/cli) in TUI mode before deploying automation.
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Be Thorough" icon="clipboard-list">
    Agents can run for extended periods - invest time in detailed prompts with all important context.
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Team Alignment" icon="users">
    Discuss agent usage and adjust code review habits for higher PR volumes.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Info>
  **Learn More**: Explore advanced patterns and case studies on the [Continuous AI Blog](https://blog.continue.dev).
</Info>
